Practical thinking for veterinary teams

Columns, books, the weekly podcast, and video, on practice culture, client communication, clinical obesity, and the future of veterinary care.

Column · Today’s Veterinary Business

Opening Shots

Dr. Ward answers real questions from veterinary teams on leadership, culture, client conversations, and the business of practice.

Latest: Spectrum of Care, Work-Life Balance and AI Diagnoses (Oct/Nov 2026) Read the columns → Podcast

Veterinary Viewfinder

The weekly conversation on the issues shaping veterinary medicine, with co-host Beckie Mossor, MPA, RVT. On the air since 2016.

Listen now → Books

Books & clinical references

Five books on pet health, nutrition, and veterinary teams, and the forthcoming Wiley textbook Veterinary Clinical Obesity: A Multidisciplinary Approach, edited by Dr. Ward.

About the textbook → Research

Pet obesity research

The annual pet obesity prevalence survey and owner resources from the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, which Dr. Ward founded in 2005.

Visit APOP → Video

Videos & TV appearances

National TV segments, the widely shared hot-car demonstration, and pet-health commentary.

Watch videos → Archive

Earlier articles

More than 50 articles for Veterinary Economics on practice management, leadership, and team training, archived on dvm360.

Read the archive →